6.) Mylar
- not a "smart" material, but still a cool material
- you get it from the inside of potato chip bags

(an aside)Copper tape is very useful. She uses it a lot.

7.) moldable materials
- polymorph (or polycaprolactone) is plastic that melts in hot water, can be molded, and then is hard nylon once it cools

- can be melted any number of times

- sugru a playdoh that cures at room temperature
- mold making putty cures in 10 minutes and then can take high temperatures

8.) Quantum Tunneling Composite
- smart flexible polymer (rubber-like)
- near perfect electrical insulator
- 4mm square and 1.5mm thick can pass 10 amps when squeezed
- conductivity affected by pressure
- also magnetic
- currently not being made due to patent issues
- but you can get it in pill form currently
- used to be able to get in fabric form
Peratech

11.) Shape memory polymers
- you expose it to high heat and then shape it
- after it cools down, you can unshape it, then heat it up slightly and it will return to it's shaped form

12.) EL wire
- 1.2mm (angel hair) to 6mm (outdoor grade) thick wire with a phosphorous material in it
- comes in sheets
- can make your own sheets with conductive sheeting and phosphorous paint
- requires an inverter to step up the voltage and has a danger of shock
- EL driver Ben Zatlin???

13.) Conductive fabrics
- copper tafita
- metal iron ons (nickel)

- very durable
- nickel lasts longer than the copper

- fabric that has insulators on one side
- anti-static material that is pressure sensitive

- put inbetween two conductive fabrics

- conductive lycra

- resistance decreases if stretched in one direction, resistance increases if stretched in the other direction